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Job 12:17–19

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17He leadeth counsellers away tspoiled,

And umaketh the judges fools.

18He xlooseth the bond of kings,

And girdeth their loins with a girdle.

19He leadeth yprinces away tspoiled,

And overthroweth the mighty.

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Footnotes

  1. tMic. 1:8 (Heb.). Comp. Isai. 20:4.
  2. uEccles. 7:7. Isai. 44:25 in the Heb. Comp. Isai. 40:23.
  3. xch. 30:11. & 39:5. Ps. 116:16.
  4. yGen. 41:45 (Heb.), where see marg.
  5. tMic. 1:8 (Heb.). Comp. Isai. 20:4.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He leads counselors away stripped,

and judges he makes fools.

He looses the bonds of kings

and binds a waistcloth on their hips.

He leads priests away stripped

and overthrows the mighty.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He leads rulers away stripped

and makes fools of judges.

He takes off the shackles put on by kings

and ties a loincloth around their waist.

He leads priests away stripped

and overthrows officials long established.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He leads counselors away barefoot

and makes judges go mad.

He releases the bonds put on by kings

and fastens a belt around their waists.

He leads priests away barefoot

and overthrows established leaders.

NLTNew Living Translation

He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;

wise judges become fools.

He removes the royal robe of kings.

They are led away with ropes around their waist.

He leads priests away, stripped of status;

he overthrows those with long years in power.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He leads counselors away stripped,

and he makes fools of judges.

He loosens the fetters of kings,

and he binds a loincloth on their loins.

He leads priests away stripped,

and he overthrows the members of ancient families.